Legal Opinion
Claxton v. Claxton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 9, 1959No. 20331PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Candler, Justice.
A petition, which Mrs. Marie H. Claxton and Royce Claxton filed on February 23, 1957, in the Superior Court of Johnson County against Cecil Claxton and Mrs. Nandell Claxton, alleges: J. C. Claxton died on February 17, 1951. The plaintiffs, as his widow and minor son, applied for a year’s support from his estate, and on April 2, 1951, the Johnson County Court of Ordinary set apart to them for such support three tracts of land aggregating 499 acres, more or less. On January 9, 1957, and by a general warranty deed, the plaintiff Mrs. Marie H. Claxton conveyed all of those lands…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Jones v. HogansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Investors Syndicate v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Walden v. WaldenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Walton v. SikesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Ennis v. EnnisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
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3Cited by16 opinions
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